Opiate addiction treatment has been rising steadily with the use of Suboxone as a treatment drug. It has been advised that care should be taken as once Suboxone is taken in large doses, an overdose is imminent. Despite its effectiveness in combating opiate withdrawal symptoms, the medicinal drug is still heavily controlled and complex to acquire. Opiate drugs are prescribed with the intentions of pain relief. This medication functions by stopping pain signals that are sent to the brain and affects the part of the brain that controls your emotions, which reduces painful feelings.
24-hour protection is what Suboxone usually gives from opiates. This is the main reason why doctors recommend patients to use the drug once a day around the same time. Every human being has a different body structure, drug abuse history and metabolism can either prolong or reduce the effectiveness of Suboxone. Doctors usually set up a customized dose based on the individuals` medical history.
Opiate drugs are prescribed pain management medication which has legitimate medical uses, however, are at times exploited and used in such a way that it leads to addiction and dependence.
Various patients become dependent on opiate drugs when the body becomes used to the presence of such a drug in the blood stream. People who are dependent on opiate drugs get withdrawal symptoms when the drug is stopped. Opiate drug abuse makes a user physically dependent on the medication and makes one compulsively seek out the drug despite a negative outcome.
Opiate drugs substance abuse can have negative long term implications for the normal functioning of your brain. Brain tissue can also be destroyed in the process, causing a knock on effect and can lead to insufficient oxygen getting to the brain. Ending up in a coma and permanent brain damage is also common side effects of opiate drugs abuse. The brains white bits can be decreased and in turn, affects your decision-making and self-control.
Withdrawal signs of opiate drugs include sweating, vomiting, dilated pupils, muscle aches and insomnia.
Suboxone is a medication that is typically used during rehabilitation for individuals addicted to opiates. It also helps to minimize withdrawal symptoms and discourages users from further opiate use.
Suboxone also acts as a substitute for opiates which in turn minimizes the brains craving for the actual opiate medication. This is a long lasting medicinal drug that continues to work up to 36 hours after it has been taken.
Suboxone is mixture of naloxone and buprenorphine which are typically administered to impede withdrawal symptoms whilst recovering from opiate abuse. Medical studies show that the combination of these two ingredients produces the same effects of those induced by opiate drugs. Numerous studies have also proved that the use of Suboxone was effective enough to assist addicts in abstinence of opiate medication use.
An article published in Bio Med Central found through a study that Suboxone was capable enough to reduce buprenorphine addiction. While reducing withdrawal symptoms, participants failed to experience a similar high as experienced when abusing opiate drugs.
In another study by the Journal of Addiction Medicine which examined the effectiveness of Suboxone medication, found that compliance with treatment showed outstanding results. A great number of participants showed favorable results in abstaining from opiate drug use during Suboxone treatment. No major safety concerns were shown among participants.
Suboxone has shown many benefits which could be found in similar medications and is increasingly becoming a drug of choice for healthcare professionals as well as in treatment centers.
Headaches, constipation, blurred vision, stomach pain and vomiting are just some of the side effects that can be experienced while taking suboxone.
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